pasture
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They are widely seen as a pest on agricultural land because their tunnelling can damage the root systems of crops and pasture and the molehills can cause damage to machinery.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
The cop on his last day before retirement is a trope that needs to be sent out to pasture.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
In desperation, Bishar Mohamed, no relation to the first villager, travelled more than 150 kilometres with his herd of 170 goats in search of pasture.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
The camera cuts to Elizabeth’s actual surroundings: a New York City apartment, where the radiator clacks and hisses in place of a crackling fire, and the view is brick, not snow-dusted pasture.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025
In the 154 miles from Chicago to Fort Wayne, Indiana, there are only three large towns, and the 240 miles across Ohio are primarily pasture, hay, and row crops of corn.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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